Reel Repair by Alan Tani

...back into higher-end audio.



Little Dot 1+ vacuum tube headphone amp w/ two GE JAN5654W's
AKG 240 Studio headphones
FiiO X1 1st Gen digital audio player
128GB microSD filled with 72GB of 44.1 kHz/16-bit FLAC files (my entire CD collection converted)

I bet the sound is really awesome.....my hearing is so bad, I couldnt tell the difference  ...but I'm sure you can....Bill

Nice! I am from the tube generation of music lovers, and digital, flac or otherwise (HATE MP3) just doesn't sound the same or have the same stage presence to me.

Quote from: RiverAngler on November 08, 2016, 08:53:05 PM
Nice! I am from the tube generation of music lovers, and digital, flac or otherwise (HATE MP3) just doesn't sound the same or have the same stage presence to me.

Still spinning vinyl?

Nope. I wish. I know things change. I'm just sayin'. I can really hear a difference.

Quote from: RiverAngler on November 09, 2016, 12:21:06 AM
Nope. I wish. I know things change. I'm just sayin'. I can really hear a difference.

A significant part of my music library will NEVER be on vinyl, so getting away from the "bulk" of CD's but retaining the CD's sound quality was my objective in going FLAC.

If you still have your vinyl, turntables are making a comeback. New vinyl, however, is a "HiFi" item with a price tag to match.